How many syllables in estuary?

There are 4 syllables in the word estuary.

How to pronounce estuary:

estuary (noun):: an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river; a water passage where the tide meets a river current; the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea; the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.

arm

bay

bayou

bight

cove

creek

embayment

fiord

firth

fjord

gulf

harbor

inlet

loch

mouth

port

river

water

source

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